Circuit-controller.



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APPLICATION FILED OCT. 3. 19H.

Patnted Apr. 10, 1917.

CHARLES .r; KLEIN, or MILWAUKEE; WISCONSIN.

cmcurr-commonnnn To all whom it may concern.

lamps and one battery.

Be it known that I, Cna'unss J. KLEIN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Milwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee and" State of Wisconsin; have invented new and useful Improvementsin Circuit-Controllers, of which the followingis a full, clear, concise,.;and exact description reference being had to the accompanying drawing, forming a art of this specification.

his invention relates to circuit controllers and more particularly to an improved device for controlling automobile lighting systems. a

One of the objectsof the invention is to provide a .simple push button operated'fcontroller adapted to establish either series 'or parallel circuit connections of 'a single push button. I

Further ob'ects and advantages will appear hereinafter in connection with the description of an embodiment of the invent on which is illustrated in -the' accompanying I drawing, wherein,

. Figure -1 a central sectional view of the controller.

Fig. 2 is'asectional view on line 2-2 of j ig. 3 is a plan vi of the supporting base and terminal contacts thereom;

Fig; 4 is a perspective view of-.on'e of the connected with automobile head 'and li-tail F1g.- 6 is a' similar view of connected in a three-wire lightihg mystem su a pair of batteries.

fern-11g more specifically to the draw ing, thefcontroller is illustrated as conipri'smg an insulating base 1 having two 'mde I a stampe t l.-.p 1ece having abase 20, 'an-upipendently operable push-and-pull snap 'of Fe switch A com switch mechanisms A and B mounted 'thereon andrhoused, by a tubularcasing 2 and I I I 7' I mq'lliitmg of-the, contactslo'n the .base' (Fig;

face plate 3.

1 I The mechanism A is,; iii general, of ul' type describedand claimed in my co-pending application filed March 11, 1914, Serial No. 824,003,; and the switch mechanism B -'is of the typ 28, 1911; Briefly carrying member 5 and D a lost motion, energy storing connectlon comprising a spring 6 coiled Specification of Letter; mum;

Application filed October 8, 1914. Serial No. 51 $4,801.

' surface of the -1 nember upon operation I "on the operatmg Fig. 5 is a schematic view ofithefcontroller I and to resist wear on the sp ndle Fourstationary contacts 16,117,, 1$-:'and-19 are pairron-'oppositeisidescofftho' I supportmg base I and arranged'to be inter-.

disclosed in my Patent lf lo. 985,421-kinitial restraint on described, the.- rises a rec1procable. ="op erating member 4 ournaled through a relatively-' reciprocable contact having therewith I tionary contacts changing moveme ut a Patented Apr. 10, 1917.

about the spindle 4 and confined between the mner-surface of the member 5 and a fixed shoulder 7 on the operating member, and a secondspring E confined between the outer 5- and a 'cap 9 fixed -to the outer extremity of the operating spindle. This connection is such that, with the contact carrying Qrth,.depress1on of the operating spring 6 for 1m; artingasubsequent accelera same manner 1-.levation' of the operat' member t l cnerg in the spring 'for effecting sna "movement of the contact dieinberin-theot or direction, A bore 10 is also;

member 5 releasably held against movement its stationary contactsas hereinafter set i member stores energy in the tion tothememoer 5 when'released a, In the,

providedin the base 1 toreo'eive the'cap 9 latter. The member 5 -is.preferably of inspindle for" guiding the sula'ting material and'rectangular insha'pe.

.Two contact plates 11 and 12' are, mountedon one face 0 the'fblock flush with o mounted on the other 'face' at rig edges, while a single contact, 1plate 13 is t angles to v the plates'lland 12. In practice the con tact plates mentioned are molded in the block 5 and-anchored therein by ofiset lugs which extend into theinsulation and rovidc recesses 14 for insuring firm grip o the insu'latin material.

to insure accurate movement'of the'contactor mounted in connected 'inv'arious-relations by, the eon tactor 5, as will-a ppean' Fig.1 2- clearly illustrates the --form I of the. stationary" contacts 16-19,'. wherein each is she 11' as comprising right port" tlOIl vpeaked "extremity 22. The

3) issue that the contactor 5 normally rests against-the four extrenn'ties, either above' or belowflth'e apex 'ofi'the' peaks. These statio'nary cqnmas arefalsomtilizedto exert an the" contactor while' 12111.1(1 areflexed resilient por- I I {:Aj metal 'sle'eve 15 -is a also pre erably inserted through. the block In operatloiig -offthe' mechanism; the 'sta p q at e;

b ar against th -comica energy is stored in one of the springs 6, 8 sufficient to overcome the inherently releasable lock of the contacts, whereupon the contactor is snapped ahead under the influence of the stored energy. With the switch in out position as illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2 the contact plate 12 engages and closes circuit between stationary contacts 18 and 19, while the opposite contact plate 11 similarly engages and closes circuit between the two other stationary contacts 16 and 17. Movement of the operating member to in position effects a rapid break of the circuits mentioned and a rapid closure of circuit between contacts 16 and 18 across plate 13. I Switch B is designed to open or close'circuit between two stationary contacts 23 and 24 mounted at the other end of the supporting base 1. This switch mechanism, brieflydescribed, consists in a reciprocable operating cam 25 having a relatively reciprocable contactor 26 actuated 'molded in the insulating base to fit within and guide the cam 25.

in respect to both the switches-A and B, that with acceleration through the medium of a garter spring .27 which surrounds the cam andis inclosed by. the contactor. An; upright spindle 28 is It is to be noted,

all the operating parts thereof are freely removable by removal of the .face plate 3 and cover plate 29' ofthe casing required. p A V In Fig. 5 the device is shown as employed for controlling a' pair of automobile head lamps 30 and 31 and a rear lamp 32 all supplied by albattery 33. In this embodiment switch.B functions solely to open and close circuit 'to the translating devices while switch A functions to connect thejlamps 30 and 31' either"in series or parallel for con-- trolling the light shown the switch B is in out-position and,

produced thereby, As

' switch A is in in position circuit for the tors 35,36' and 3? "battery. A second circuit; is also establamps being traceable as follows; the rear" lam 32 is connected across the battery by condhctor 34through switch B, byconducto the other pole of the lished through switch B conductor38 to b the terminal 17 of switch Xby conductor 39 a to lamp 31, by conductor I contact 18 across the contact plate 13 of the stationary contact 16, and

40 to stationa conductor '41 to theother. lamp conductors 42 and 37 again to "f the' battery. .The two head lamps arethus connected in series. v to out position connects the lamps in parallel, circuit for lamp 31 being traced- Operation of switch A through 'switch B by conductor 38 to terminal 17 along conductor 39'through the lamp,

"by oonductor 40 to stationary contact 18,

across contact plate 12 of the contactor to stationary contact 19,and thence by conduc- 2. Easy access to the mechanism is thus insured, if

tor -12 to the battery. A parallel circuit of lamp 30 may similarly be traced from terminal 17, where the current divides, across contact plate 11 of the contactor to stationary.

contact 16, along conductor 41 to the lamp and to return wire 42. The change from series to parallel is thus effected by operation of the switchAalone, while disconnection of the lamps-is effected by switch B irrespective of switch A- It is further to be noted thatthe series and parallel connections are completed by interconnection in four stationary conlized for establishing series connections of the'two lamps either on one battery alone or on both, or for connecting one headlight alone to dried the batteries, as will appear. As shown, the switch 'A is in in position and the switch B in out connecting the two lamps battery 45 .alone, the-battery through switch B by conductor 47 through the lamps, along conductor 48 to stationary 13 of the contactor-5 and thence by conductor 49 to a tap between the batteries. Operation of switch A to out position'changes the connection to include the two lamps'in serieson the two batteries together, the-circuit being from battery 45 through switch B by conductor 47 through the lamps,'along conductor 48 to switch contact 18 across .the contact plate 12 of the contactor to contact 19 and thence by conductor 50 to-the oppoin series on the mediate the llamps by conductor 51 to switch contact 17 across contact plate 11 ofthe 'oontactor to switch contact 16 and thence byconductor 49'.to'the intermediate tap of the .batteries". In case, therefore fl. circuit is aclight 43, and thence y conductor 48 across conductor 51 to. head position thereby circuit being traced from 'site pole of battery 46. v At th e' same time interconnection is made from a point intercontact plate 12 to conductor 50 and the other pole of the battery 46.

In both diagrammatic representations of the controller the circuit variations are ef.-'

fcctcd through switch A by connection of the four stationary terminals in different combination relations. For example, assuming four terminal contacts to be a, 6,0, d, the same are electrically connected through switchA either in separate pairs'as a, b and c, d, for establishing one circuit condition or in a single pair as b, c, for establishing another circuit condition. 3

What I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is 1. In combination, current supplying means, a pair of translating devices, and a circuit controller therefor having three pairs of stationary contacts'and two movable contactors to'electrically oonnectsaid contacts in difierent combinations, said contactors being operable independently fonselectively establishing two difi'erent' circuit connections for said devices and also for disconnecting said devices from circuit' 2. In combination, battery current mpplying means, a pair ,of translating devices, and'a circuit controller therefor comprisingtwo independently operable switches, one having. four contacts and having two position 'means to electrically connect [said contacts inpairs and to electrically connect a single pair thereof for selectively effecting two different circuit connections for said devices and the other-switch having a air. of contacts and having means to bridge the same for establishing circuit connection to said devices in either condition 'of said first mentioned switch.

3. In combination, a source of current, translating devices, and a circuit controller therefor having four contacts alined to rovidc three make-and-break points, and aving a 'two position reciprocable conta-ctor operable to connect different combinations of said contacts selectively for establishin series and parallel circuits includingsai -devices.

4. In combination, a source of current, translating devices, and a circuit controller therefor having three pairs of-contacts and having means to electrically connect said contacts in dificrent combinations, said means being operable by two independently movable operating members to establish either series or irallel circuit connections for said translatirg devices and also to disconnect the letter from circuit.

5.. In combination, a current supply,

translating devices, a circuit controllertherefor .having three pairs of contacts, means to electrically connect one pair of said mntacts for establishing circuit tosaid devices and means movable to two positions for selectively connecting said other contacts in difierent combinations for effecting either -series or mrallel connection of said devices.

:6. In combination," a source of translatingdevics, '1 circuit controller therefor including one switch to-make and break circuit to, mid devices, two pairsof 1 contacts and a rccipromtory two-pos'tio'n switch; to selectively elfect' seriw and parallel connection ofsnid devices.

7. In combination, a source oftranslating devices anda circuit controller therefor .coniprisin g two independently operable push-and-p all switches, one having two contacts and means to connect and disconnect the same .ifor establishing a supply circuit to said translating devices and for interrupting such circuit, and the other having four contacts such as a, b, c, d, and means'to selectively connect the same in the combination a, band a, d and the combination' 6, c, for efiect ing variations in the cirwit-connections between said translating devices and said first mentioned switch.

In ,witness whereof, I have hereunto. subscribed my name in the presence of-two wit; 'nesses;

"- CHARLES J1 KLEIN.-

Witnesses: M

. L. A. WA'rsoN,

TE'KLA BAsT. 

